An email has been sent to members of Air France KLM’s Flying Blue loyalty program, indicating that the company has been infiltrated. Several personal details have potentially been compromised.
The Air France KLM group has warned several customers that their data would potentially be compromised following a cyber attack on 6 January 2023. The airline has been targeted by a cyber attack, for the time being only members of Flying Blue – the loyalty program – would be affected.
An email was sent to potential victims, stating: Our security operations teams have detected suspicious behavior by an unauthorized entity in relation to your account. We immediately implemented corrective measures to prevent any further exposure of your data. »
The stolen data would be the following: surname, first name, email address, telephone number, program identifiers, number of points miles and last transactions.
“Change your password”
The group has not communicated publicly about this cyberattack. Internet users alerted KLM on Twitter for more information, to which the group replied that ” the attack was blocked in time and no miles were charged. However, you are prompted to change your password.. »
To notice Troy Hunt’s apt observationfounder of the leak tracking platform haveibeenpwned.comwhich adds in the comment: List a variety of exposed data and invite people to change their password it doesn’t feel “stuck in time”.‘”. No files were found on the forums frequented by hackers for the moment.
Airlines are prime targets for hackers: customer numbers, VIP members and travel information are cheaply traded on the dark web. TAP Air Portugal was a victim of ransomware Lockbit in August and American Airlines suffered a data breach around the same time. Contacted by Numerama, Air France KLM has not yet responded to our requests.
